Did Oil Kill the Animals Washing Up in the Gulf? - Newsweek

Did Oil Kill the Animals Washing Up in the Gulf? - Newsweek: "According to an official report, of the 1,571 birds, 449 sea turtles, and 54 marine mammals found dead so far, 35 percent, 3 percent, and 6 percent, respectively, clearly had oil on them. “I’ve actually been surprised at the relatively low number of oiled animals being seen so far,” says Michael Ziccardi, director of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network at the University of California, Davis."